Aya Sophia, Istanbul
“Mosques proud like her precious earrings
Stone and metal on the wind sing
These the melodies of two earths and minds
If we listened, oh what we might find…”
– an extract from Istanbul’s Secrets by Rupert Mould and Şevvál Sam,
page 56 of Istanbul: a collection of the poetry of place by Ateş Orga – Eland Publishing, London 2007 – ISBN 9780955010590
Post copyright Debbie Smyth, 3 April 2015
Travel with Intent 
What a fascinating display of light. Beautiful perspective.
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interesting feature !
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Lovely!
Happy Easter weekend!
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Oops I thought I was at the cupcake post-lol-This I know I could see but I marvel at it. The book sounds like a great read
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The book is perfect for getting a flavour of the place and it’s literature quickly.
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OK-this is something I never thought I would see:)
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What beautiful writing! This sounds like a lovely read and a wonderful way to travel without leaving your chair!
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Great photo.
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Nice! Check out my Friday 56!
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Just lovely! And I have some earrings like that. Wear them on special occasions:)
My 56 – http://fuonlyknew.com/2015/04/03/the-friday-56-56-bubba-done-it/
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mmm, evocative, which is how i imagine turkey to be.
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It’s a fascinating place. I’m heading there again soon so I’m busy reading a variety of books on the place
On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 2:44 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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Have you read The Forty Rules of Love? . . . it holds song and soul in it’s fictional pages that take you btwixt and between worlds, your Precious Earrings and the quote reminded me of this incredible book by the Turkish novelist Elif Shafak . . .
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No, I haven’t Thank you for the recommendation! I hoping to take advantage of this long weekend to catch up on some reading so I’ll add that to my list.
On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 3:15 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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Sounds like a beautiful read, Debs. And I had some earrings like that, once 🙂
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I think I did too!
It’s a great little book – researching for my photography trip there later this month
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